Say whether the words in bold are closest in meaning to before or after.
1. Twenty people were injured in the accident and the tower was subsequently demolished to prevent it from happening again.
2. Prior to the introduction of the steam engine, most people in the UK worked from home.
3. Three years previously the government had introduced a new law allowing women to vote for the first time.
4. There was a great deal of excitement in the days preceding the election.
5. This is the third year in succession that a female has been chosen to manage the club.
6. Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople.
7. I had to pay $2,000 rent in advance. 8 The newspapers warned that a stock market crash